Howdy everyone and welcome to “This Animatronic Life.” My name is Garner Holt and I’m the founder and president of Garner Holt Productions, Inc. (GHP) located in San Bernardino, CA. Some readers may recognize our name from various theme park and other projects we’ve been part of over the years. Last year at the D-23 Expo event in Anaheim, a MiceChat moderator floated the idea of ...
Updated 05-13-2012 at 08:30 PM by This Animatronic Life
A few weeks ago, we wandered around the all-plastic Monsanto House of the Future. That demonstration home lasted until 1967 when a whole new Tomorrowland based on the “World on the Move” theme was unleashed. One of the breakthrough attractions in the new Tomorrowland was the WEDway PeopleMover. Although it is now gone, it certainly is not forgotten. Where did this marvel of technology ...
Updated 03-25-2011 at 03:21 PM by Dustysage
[Editors Note] Last week, we launched ourselves back into Disney history to find the spark which ignited the Disney's America project . . . and Part One of our roller coaster story began. This week, we find ourselves barreling toward a brand new theme park. Will all go as planned, or will the project be thrown for a loop? Part Two The timing ...
Updated 01-12-2011 at 10:24 PM by Dustysage
Overview In my opinion, Tomorrowland is an underdeveloped and underutilized area of Disneyland with huge potential. The whole land would benefit greatly if re-themed as a city of the future just as Main Street USA and New Orleans Square are representations of other cities (albeit from the past and present). A futuristic ...
Updated 01-09-2012 at 02:49 AM by Trevor
In less than two weeks, Disney will kick off the first "Ultimate Disney Fan Experience" when it presents D23 Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center September 10-13. Disney has been teasing the Expo for weeks, releasing bits and pieces of information online and on various Twitter feeds. This week, they released the most detailed schedule of meet-and-greets, events and seminars yet (and ...